The Florida Panthers have been the Miami Heat of sucking for as long as most hockey fans can remember. But alas, it would seem that all that constant sucking has paid off, because the Panthers won the lottery and have earned the right to the first overall pick in the…
A Florida watchdog coalition, headed by the nonprofit group Integrity Florida, is scheduled to hold a news conference in Tallahassee on Wednesday morning to remind lawmakers of their promises to bring ethics reform and transparency to the Sunshine State’s government. Joining Integrity Florida will be the First Amendment Foundation, Common…
The Fort Lauderdale chapter of the Tea Party is planning to protest Charlie Crist’s new Broward field office, which is opening this weekend. On Monday, it was announced that the Crist field office at 320 S. University Drive in Plantation will have its opening at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The office…
A man went on a violent rampage at a Greenacres grocery store, fighting off police officers with what they say was an “inhuman strength” and shouting that he wanted food. Officers even tried Tasering him, but that did little to subdue the man, who was described as having veins bulging…
Sadly, it seems the only way you can catch a glimpse of an endangered and beautiful Florida panther is by spotting a dead one on the road. Unfortunately, two panthers were found dead in the span of a couple of days. On Friday, a hiker walking through the Picayune Strand…
Extra bag? Hand over the credit card. In-flight soda? Fork it over again. On time? Ha. Right. Need to use the bathroom in flight? Gimme that card again. Ladies and gentleman, welcome to Spirit Airlines. If you’ve booked a flight on the fast-growing discount airliner in the past few years,…
Despite the warm weather, Florida is one of the worst places to be homeless in the country. Almost every year, the state gets ragged on by the National Coalition for the Homeless for being one of the “meanest” in the union. Cities like Miami, Sarasota, Pensacola, and St. Pete have…
It’s kind of amazing that there’s anyone left in Scientology, given all of the bad press this so-called religion has received — from Tom Cruise’s couch-jumping, revelations about Xenu, and some high-profile exits from the church. But one drive past the organization’s headquarters — a historic building called “Flag” in…
Christopher George, the onetime Broward/Palm Beach pill mill kingpin who was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison last year, saw that sentence reduced on Friday thanks to his role in snitching against two doctors. During a hearing on Friday where George was not present, U.S. District Judge Kenneth…
The same Palm Beach County elementary school that was put on lockdown several months ago because of a bobcat wandering the premises, was put on lockdown Monday morning due to a suspicious package. Turns out, the package was a box of books. Grove Park Elementary School, located at 8330 N…
The Charlie Crist campaign has announced that it will open an office in Broward County this upcoming weekend. The field office, which will be located at 320 S. University Drive in Plantation, is the first Crist field office to open in Florida as the former governor preps for another go…
Seminole County is the bear-attack capital of Florida. Residents of the sylvan subdivisions lining Markham Woods Road frequently see the creatures in their backyards and know to watch out for deer on the drive home. Wildlife is just part of the neighborhood. But now, wildlife officials say, the bears there…
You spoke; we listened. Back by popular demand, welcome to Mug-Shot Monday, a longstanding New Times franchise focusing on the week’s most eye-catching mug shots from South Florida’s tat heads, tough guys, derp faces, and femmes fatale. Click on and enjoy…
Beginning about 2 a.m., we will experience a total eclipse of the moon. That means the entire moon — not just part of it — will be in the Earth’s shadow. Dr. Stephen Schiff, president of the Astronomical Society of the Palm Beaches, suggests going outside between 2 or 2:30…
A water moccasin’s bite causes a conflagration of searing pain and profuse bleeding to its victim. The hemotoxic venom causes nausea and immediate swelling in the bitten area, and it works quickly through the bloodstream, breaking down tissues and blood cells, and interfering with the blood’s ability to clot. A…
The U.S. Court of Appeals voted down an appeal by SeaWorld over a ruling by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration following the death of orca trainer Dawn Brancheau, the SeaWorld animal trainer who was killed by an orca bull named Tilikum following a show at the park in 2010…
This weekend, the Tortuga Music Festival and its 20,000 sunburned attendees will invade Fort Lauderdale Beach. They’ll bring alcohol, cowboy hats, coolers, and — unfortunately — traffic. Tons and tons of traffic. See also: Make Your Own Free Custom Tic Tac Packs at Tortuga Music Festival…
A Loxahatchee woman is facing charges after fraudulently collecting roughly $377,000 in food stamps, housing assistance, and Medicaid. The woman had been pulling off the scam since 2003, using two separate social security numbers and a dozen aliases. Since then, she’d been collecting monthly assistance checks and living large on…
The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office will be conducting something called a “traffic enforcement initiative” all day Friday as part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The PBSO said on its Facebook page that its officers will be all about traffic enforcement in unincorporated Palm Beach County throughout the day and…
Exotic birds — apparently — are big business. Collectors are willing to shell out tens of thousands of dollars for top-line animals, even getting involved in overseas business deals with strangers to land the right Polly. But even in this seemingly wholesome hobby, deals can go bad. According to a…
Earlier this week, Rick Scott was called out on a couple of misleading campaign ads claiming that 300,000 Floridians have lost their insurance due to Obamacare. But Florida Blue, the insurance company at the center of one of the ads, says this is not true. Scott, however, is standing by…
In a controversial decision to allow advertising along trails and greenways in the state parks system, the Department of Environmental Protection on April 3 inked a deal with Bikepath Country Florida, a Fort Myers company whose managing partners include two powerful Tallahassee insiders. See also: – DEP Secretary Herschel Vinyard…
